Another day, another recipe, another member of Chicagogrammers. This time we’ve got Maggie from The Love Nerds hitting us up with a side dish that I ABSOLUTELY will be trying soon! I LOVE Minute Rice Medleys, and the addition of cranberry, pear and spinach is clearly welcome in my book!! Hey Mom, if you’re reading this, maybe we should make this as a Christmas dish?!
Cranberry Pear Spinach Rice Pilaf
Ingredients:
- 2 Bags of Minute Rice Multi-Grain Medley
- 1¾ cups pear juice (substitute for the water exactly)
- 2 tbsp butter
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- ½ tsp nutmeg
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 small yellow onion, diced
- 1 pear, chopped
- 1½ c dried cranberries
- 1 c chopped pecans
- 2 c spinach
For the full recipe with instructions, please visit The Love Nerds. It’s a truly wonderful blog packed with so much deliciousness! PS – Maggie, I really want to be invited to your next food event!!

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